RPC VII.2, 3388

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 3388
Province Cappadocia
Region Cappadocia
City Caesarea
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Issue Year Ϛ = 6
Dating AD 243
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντ(ώνιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΑΙϹΑ Β Ν, ΕΝΤ, ΕΤ Ϛ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Καισα(ρείας) βʹ ν(εωκόρου) ἔντ(ιχιον) ἔτ(ους) ϛʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Caesarea, twice neocorate, walled, of year 6
Reverse design view of Mount Argaeus set on inscribed altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.27 g
Axis 12
Reference Ganschow —; Bland 1996, —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Henseler 1408A = Savoca 96 Blue, 27 Feb. 2021, lot 874